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klystron1837 t1_j1ygsju wrote

Reply to comment by Nde_japu in $44,999 50 year Balvenie Scotch whisky by Android9765

No, it doesn't. Aged anything is an upsell tactic that marketers use to bait the ignorant public in to thinking they're better than the hobo with a bottle of Two Buck Chuck (that won best wine in 2007 in a blind tasting). It's like comedy snobs that tell you Andy Kauffman was a comedy genius when all he ever did was yank people's chains.

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Nde_japu t1_j1zzr0j wrote

So you're saying there's little to no difference from a well drink vs a 20 year aged scotch? Just marketing? There's nothing snobbish about that, it's just common sense that a $20 bottle isn't going to be as good as a $150 bottle.

I agree with your sentiment that it becomes mostly a status thing to pay for a $1000 bottle or 10,000 bottle. After you get much over $100-200 there is a law of diminishing returns.

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